Hose-supporter.



H. H. MEGARY. HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5, 1918.

1,291,062. Patented Jan. 14,1919.

In ventor. K f W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

" HARRY HAYES MEGARY, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

HosE-sUProRrER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1919.

Application filed March 5, 1918. Serial No. 220,537.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY HAYES MEG-E ARY, a citizen of the United States of Amer- 3 'to devise a hose supporter in which the ad justable elastic band or the grip for'holding the hose may be readily detached from the connecting pad and renewed if desired, thereby enabling the wearer to renew either portion at will.

A further object is to devise a simple and inexpensive form of connecting pad which will be extremely durable and comfortable to the wearer.

The principal feature of the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, whereby the leg band and ho e supporting grip are individually detacha ly connected to a connecting pad.

In the drawing Figure l is a perspective view of my improved hose support. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the lower fastening lug.

In the common forms of hose supporters of that type wherein the leg band and grip are connected to a pad, the elastic band is secured to the pad and when the elastic becomes'worn or soiled and it may be desired to change same the entire supporter is thrown away when the pad and grip may be perfectly good.

To avoid this waste I have devised the present construction in which the pad 1 is preferably formed of sheet metal or a suitable .fiber material or it may, if desirable, be made of textile fabric and is of triangular shape.

The pad is here shown formed of sheet material having the lug members 2 punched therefrom and projecting outwardly from the face and formed with the T-shaped heads 3. The elastic band 4 is provided with end loops 5 preferably formed of wire and having the converging sides 6. These slipping off.

The; grip 7 for supporting the hose is of any desirable type having a metal loop 8 secured to the inner end. The pad is formed with apunched out. lug member 9 which is adapted to receive the'loop 8 and support the grip.

.The material of the pad is of a resilient nature and the punched out-lug members are so formed that the head ends are turned slightly inward and the spring of the material prevents the accidental detachment of the attached members.

If desired, the pad may be backed with a suitable lining of cork or other soft and preferably non-absorbent material in order to prevent chafing or marking of the limb or underwear of the wearer. The pad may be made of textile material if desired and suitable lugs or catch devices secured thereon to take the place of the lugs 2 and 9 and it willbe readily seen that either the grip or the leg band may be quickly detached from the pad and any parts substituted that may be desired, without trouble.

A hose supporter such as described will be extremelysimple to manufacture and as both ends of the leg band are secured in a similar manner inconvenience of left and right will be eliminated.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A hose supporter, comprising a pad having fasteners arranged at each side of the top and an intermediatelv arranged fastener at the bottom, a leg band having the ends detachably engaging the top fasteners, and a hose supporting member detachably secured to the lower fastener.

2. A hose supporter comprising, a pad formed of sheet material having lug projections punched outwardly therefrom at each side of the top and a lug projection intermediately arranged below said side projections and forming a hook, a band havingend loopsv adapted to slip over the up er projections, and a grip formed with a lbop to engage the lower projection.

3. A hose supporter, comprising, a pad formed of sheet material having a pair of being turned upwardly to form a hook,

In a %and having convergent shaped loops arranged upon the ends adapted to engage said upper lugs, and a fastening member turned inwardly and sprung toward the having a loop adapted to engage the lower pad, a leg band formed of loops detachably lug. secured to the upper pair of said lugs, and 10 4. A hose supporter, comprising, a pad a fastening member having a loop detach- 5 formed of sheet material having a plurality ably engaging the remaining lug.

of lug projections punched therefrom, the outer ends of said lug projections being HARRY HAYES MEGARY. 

